Business Language Services

Translation and interpreting from Cardiff and Glasgow

Business Language Services, known as BLS, has helped organisations work across languages since 1990. It runs from offices in Cardiff and Glasgow and, by its own account, has served clients across the UK and abroad for more than thirty years. The firm describes its team as led by linguists and says its speciality has become language work for regulated, risk-sensitive sectors, namely technical, legal, medical and financial, where an error in a document can carry real consequences.

What the work covers

The core offer is translation into and out of almost every language in use, from Welsh to Polish, Russian and Italian, with certified translation when an official document needs it. It also provides interpreting for meetings and events, proofreading and editing, subtitling, and language training such as Spanish courses for staff. Clients can ask for a quotation through a form on the site.

How it manages quality

BLS positions itself as a language operations partner, managing terminology, governance and quality from start to finish. The measures it lists are:

• two human reviews as standard
• a record of every change and version, giving an audit trail
• linguists who are subject experts in the client's field
• management of terminology, glossaries and style
• support with regulatory formatting and structure
• secure, confidential and encrypted document control

The firm also cites ISO certifications and accreditation by leading industry bodies for its quality control.

Who it works for

The customers it describes include public bodies, charities, arts organisations, community projects and companies producing multi-language product documentation. Past projects mentioned on its site include translating children's activities into the common languages of Cardiff and handling a multi-language update of instructions for use. Work into Welsh is a recurring strand, which suits an organisation based in Wales.

Business Language Services Ltd, known as BLS, is a UK language services company that has helped businesses cross language and cultural barriers since 1990. It covers a very wide range of languages and works on projects in many industries. Client reviews mention quick turnaround, careful quality checks and easy communication.

What Business Language Services offers

• Translation: for example Welsh, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Italian material.
• Certified translation: official translations for formal use.
• Interpreting: interpreters for meetings and events in many languages.
• Language training: courses such as Spanish for staff.
• Quotes on request: clients submit a form to receive a price for a project.

Who it serves

BLS serves companies worldwide. Customers described on its site include a Cardiff community project that translated children's activities into five common local languages, and a client who had a book translated from old Welsh into English.

Key facts

• Founded: 1990
• Country: United Kingdom